The two were arrested shortly after midnight Dec. 7 and booked into San Diego County jail.

Aguilar has been with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department for five years, Vonkleist for four, and both were assigned to the downtown jail. Each is free on $35,000 bail.

Under the L.A. department's policy, both were suspended with pay after being arrested. Once they were arraigned on felony charges, that shifted to suspended without pay.

The one charge that the judge declined to order be taken to trial was a misdemeanor petty theft charge against Vonkleist for allegedly stealing a skateboard from a witness. After a preliminary hearing, he ruled there was not sufficient evidence that Vonkleist meant to keep the skateboard.